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Chapter LIV.
And since Celsus, although professing to know all
about the Gospel, reproaches the Saviour because of His sufferings,
saying that He received no assistance from the Father, or was unable to
aid Himself; we have to state that His sufferings were the subject of
prophecy, along with the cause of them; because it was for the benefit
of mankind that He should die on their account,3173
and should suffer stripes because of His condemnation. It was
predicted, moreover, that some from among the Gentiles would come to
the knowledge of Him (among whom the prophets are not included); and it
had been declared that He would be seen in a form which is deemed
dishonourable among men. The words of prophecy run thus:
“Lo, my Servant shall have understanding, and shall be exalted
and glorified, and raised exceedingly high. In like manner, many
shall be astonished at Thee; so Thy form shall be in no reputation
among men, and Thy glory among the sons of men. Lo, many nations
shall marvel because of Him; and kings shall close their mouths:
because they, to whom no message about Him was sent, shall see Him; and
they who have not heard of Him, shall have knowledge of
Him.”3174
“Lord,
who hath believed our report? and to whom was the arm of the
Lord revealed? We have reported, as a
child before Him, as a root in a thirsty ground. He has no form
nor glory; and we beheld Him, and He had not any form nor beauty:
but His appearance was without honour, and deficient more than that of
all men. He was a man under suffering, and who knew how to bear
sickness: because His countenance was averted, He was treated
with disrespect, and was made of no account. This man bears our
sins, and suffers pain on our behalf; and we regarded Him as in
trouble, and in suffering, and as ill-treated. But He was wounded
for our sins, and bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement of
our peace was upon Him; by His stripes we were healed. We all,
like sheep, wandered from the way. A man wandered in his way, and
the Lord delivered Him on account of our sins; and He, because of His
evil treatment, opens not His mouth. As a sheep was He led to
slaughter; and as a lamb before her shearer is dumb, so He opens not
His mouth. In His humiliation His judgment was taken away.
And who shall describe His generation? because His life is taken
away from the earth; because of the iniquities of My people was He led
unto death.”3175
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